Many students injured as OAU lecture hall ceiling collapses

Many students injured as OAU lecture hall ceiling collapses

Scores of students at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun state, were injured on Thursday, May 16, when rain and a whirlwind caused the collapse of the Amphitheatre ceiling.

A source revealed that two students were in critical condition following the collapse at Oduduwa Hall.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, said: “Rainfall with whirlwind affected the ceiling of the Amphitheatre as it fell off and injured a few of the students.

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“The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire led other principal officers to the Medical and Health Centre of the University, and ensured that the injured students were given adequate medical attention.”